joel fishbane

shakespeare unbard

a 38 episode podcast in which joel fishbane explores each of Shakespeare's plays, offering tidbits, trivia, and revisionist interpretations of all those plays they made you read in school. 

Shakespeare Unbard Episode 11. There's nothing timeless about Romeo and Juliet.

Despite popular opinion, there is nothing timeless about Romeo and Juliet - and the lovers are the least interesting part of the play. In Episode 11 of Shakespeare Unbard, Joel Fishbane examines the greatest love story ever told. Also: a one minute summary and reviews of the films by Baz Luhrman and Franco Zefferelli.

On this episode you'll hear quotes and clips from:

Brill, Clive. dir. Romeo and Juliet. Arkangel Recordings, 2005.

Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (The Riverside Shakespeare). Houghton and Mifflin, 1974.

Reviewed:

Luhrman, Baz. Romeo + Juliet. 20th Century Fox. 1996.

Zeffirelli, Franco, dir. Romeo and Juliet. Paramount Pictures, 1968.

 

Recommended:

Dromgoole, Dominic, dir. Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare's Globe, United Kingdom. 2010.

Monette, Richard. dir. Romeo and Juliet. Stratford Festival, Canada. 1993.

Robbins, Jerome and Robert Wise, dir. West Side Story. United Artists, 1961.

 

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